The white house across the south lawn to the marine one hospital, which transported him to Walter Reed Medical Center for treatment of his Coronavirus Infection. The white house says he is expected to remain hospitalized for the next few days on the advice of doctors. Put simply, i think its fair to say its been a stunning 24 hours, as stunning as any in the trump error. Around this time last night we learned the president s aide hope hicks tested positive for the virus. The president and first lady were then tested and in a 1 a. M. Tweet the president announced they were both positive. After that tweet we heard nothing from the president , nothing on twitter. We did not see him until he left the white house to board marine one for walter reed. There was no medical information, no medical briefing from white House Doctors or anything released for more than 12 hours and then during that time we got word a bunch of other people in the president s orbit tested positive as well. Two people
For her roles in eastenders and the carry on films, has died aged 83. Hello, and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Lets start with the news that broke in the past few hours, a top Us Government Advisory Panel has recommended the authorization of the countrys first vaccine against covid i9. The committee agreed 17 to 4 that the known benefits of the vaccine, developed by pfizer and germanys biontech, outweigh the risks in those over 16 years of age. The formal approval from the food and Drug Administration is expected to follow very soon and the first patients in the us could receive the vaccine as early as next monday. Heres what the head of the fdas office of Vaccines Research and review said as the meeting concluded. Ijust i just wanted to thank the committee for voting on this very complex topic, i wanted to thank the committee for the discussion and their suggestion, we very much appreciate their input on this very important topic and we will take what we have he
From the european union. And not so flash the adobe internet plug in for playing games is being discontinued after 2a years. Hello, and welcome if youre watching on pbs in the us or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. The United States has passed a grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic, recording more than 20 million cases. Thats more than any other country in the world. According to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins university, there are now 20,007,119 cases of coronavirus in the us. 346,408 people have lost their lives during the pandemic. On wednesday alone, more than 3900 people died of covid 19 in the us, a new daily record. In california, San Diego Public Health officals confirmed three more cases of the new, more infectious strain of coronavirus discovered in the uk, bringing the total to four. They say this means the new variant could be widespread there. Lets speak to dr craig spencer, a front line doctor
Now and january 20th when joe biden is inaugurated as president. Well, earlier democratic senator Amy Klobuchar blasted mr. Trumps intentions. Take a listen. Its just outrageous. He literally appears to be burning the house of justice down on his way out the door as if it wasnt enough that he sent a mad mob, an angry mob, incited a riot and insurrection at the capitol. All of this comes as officials are trying to ensure a peaceful transfer of power across the country. Officials have been guarding government buildings as possible warnings from protesters who dont recognize bidens victory. In washington officials have further ramped up security ahead of inauguration day. The u. S. Capitol now surrounded by barriers and fences and patrolled by roughly 17,000 National Guard troops with thousands more on the way. Police presence at the capitol, of course, is greater than it was on january 6th when rioters stormed the building with little resistance. Now a new video from the new yorker magaz
Hello again, everyone. Thank you so much for joining me. Im fredricka whitfield. We begin this hour with the stage set for the second impeachment trial of donald j. Trump. Tomorrow House Democrats will ceremoniously walk over the article of impeachment to the u. S. Senate, and the trial is set to start the week of february 8th. This as we learn a new stunning report about trumps desperate efforts to invalidate president joe bidens election victory. The wall street journal reporting today that trump pressured the u. S. Justice department to file a case with the u. S. Supreme court to overturn the election that he lost. Meanwhile, President Biden will begin his first full week in Office Facing unprecedented challenges as the u. S. Surpasses the grim milestone of 25 million covid cases. I believe President Biden has made it very clear the plane is in a nosedive and we have to pull it up. And youre not going to do that overnight, but were going to pull it up. We have to pull it up. Failure